# Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, Paragraph 6


In section 26(1) (direction not to require or authorise any person to carry a firearm), at the end of subsection (1) there is inserted “ except to the extent necessary for the purpose of removing any firearm found pursuant to a search under section 22 of this Act from the restricted zone and delivering the firearm to a person authorised to carry it ”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1997/28/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-and-maritime-security-act-1997/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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